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she came to the u.s. in egypt even know it. >> guest: she's still like that in a way, you know, where she does things that we don't fit into the equation sometimes. and it's been a struggle to get her to be a little more motherly. i think at this point we've come to expect that's the way she is and we just take her as she is. i think it helps because we're not disappointed. i do hope we could be a better grandmother. i know my great-grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great mother. but to ask him if she was the most wonderful grandmother in the world. so i'm hoping that's the way my children feel for her as well. that's all i want for my kids have a good relationship. >> host: reyna grandecan assume other mother to read this book, or does she know within a? >> guest: she hasn't read the book is it's in english and my mother does not speak english. she knows some of us in it because i told her this is the story about my childhood and growing up in the u.s. and i write about you, my dad, but i don
she came to the u.s. in egypt even know it. >> guest: she's still like that in a way, you know, where she does things that we don't fit into the equation sometimes. and it's been a struggle to get her to be a little more motherly. i think at this point we've come to expect that's the way she is and we just take her as she is. i think it helps because we're not disappointed. i do hope we could be a better grandmother. i know my great-grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great...
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the democrats will maintain control of the u.s. senate. republicans control of the house of u.s. representatives, one of the democratic senators is mark warner of virginia as he welcomes his new colleague, his former lieutenant governor, tim kaine, who defeated george allen in the senate race. senator mark warner with tim kaine. >> a man who virginians shows because they know he would work across the aisle to get things done. let me present to you now your friend and mine, the next junior senator, tim kaine. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> wow. what a crowd. it is -- thank you all so much. thank you all so much. it is a great night to be a virginian. [cheers and applause] in 2008, -- [chanting "tim kaine"] thank you. what a great crowd. you know, in 2008, virginia made some wonderful history by sending a fiscally responsible former governor to the united states senate in helping to put barack obama in the white house. [cheers and applause] well, the night is still young, but thanks to you, we are already halfway there to doing it again tonight. [cheers and appl
the democrats will maintain control of the u.s. senate. republicans control of the house of u.s. representatives, one of the democratic senators is mark warner of virginia as he welcomes his new colleague, his former lieutenant governor, tim kaine, who defeated george allen in the senate race. senator mark warner with tim kaine. >> a man who virginians shows because they know he would work across the aisle to get things done. let me present to you now your friend and mine, the next junior...
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that's what you need to overcome a filibuster here in the u.s. senate. absent that, the big question is how much will republicans want to push back and how koomtive will they feel? the president, if he wants to get his agenda through, will have to have his party find a way to work across this aisle with the republicans. whether there is reluctance or not or else we will probably see a lot more of the gridlock we've been seeing so far. >> tom, thanks very much. no super majority but a pretty good night for the democrats in the united states senate. they retain their majority. let's get more details. anderson is back. >> i'm glad his legs grew back as well. what are we looking at in the senate? >> we wanted to point out something we saw, a trend we saw develop tonight. there are a record number of women or at least will be in the next senate. tammy baldwin. we can project that she will be the new senator from wisconsin. she also happens to be the first openly gay lawmaker, or senator elected to the senate. nebraska, she's a republican but another new femal
that's what you need to overcome a filibuster here in the u.s. senate. absent that, the big question is how much will republicans want to push back and how koomtive will they feel? the president, if he wants to get his agenda through, will have to have his party find a way to work across this aisle with the republicans. whether there is reluctance or not or else we will probably see a lot more of the gridlock we've been seeing so far. >> tom, thanks very much. no super majority but a...
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confront the fiscal cliff, i think they are looking for the congress and the president, even though u.s. a status quo situation to come back in a different frame of mind. >> we should point out -- i want to show the popular vote. right now, mitt romney leading in the popular vote. those numbers could change, but we are projecting the president and barack obama will be re-elected. >> such a divided country as we saw in the exit poll results, and you see in the division in the popular vote. >> does president obama have to lead differently? >> yes. >> do republicans in congress have to behave differently. >> president obama got one of the rarest things we get in life and politics -- a second chance. he has seen some of his short comings comings tested in a public arena, that he hasn't addressed some of the needs he needs to address. bill clinton stumbled, fell, came back. i hope obama does the same. >> alex was just making the point, he thinks president obama has to lead differently. do you agree with that? >> i'm watching the election. the president will be re-elected, and why did we have
confront the fiscal cliff, i think they are looking for the congress and the president, even though u.s. a status quo situation to come back in a different frame of mind. >> we should point out -- i want to show the popular vote. right now, mitt romney leading in the popular vote. those numbers could change, but we are projecting the president and barack obama will be re-elected. >> such a divided country as we saw in the exit poll results, and you see in the division in the popular...
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are u.s. economic conditions getting better, getting worse, or about the same? 37% say getting better. that's an encouraging number for the president. that number has grown in our preelection polls and in the exit poll, 37% of ohio voters say things are getting better. but a close second, 33% say it's getting worse. you would assume those voters are thinking, time we need a new president. and about 29% say, things are staying about the same. that's more from battleground ohio. one more here, what's your opinion of the obama administration? after all, they're deciding whether to keep an incumbent president? 27% of ohioans, the largest group say they're dissatisfied, 23% angry. that's half of the electorate today in ohio say they're dissatisfied or angry with the obama administration. but 24% say satisfied and 24% say enthusiastic. that tells you you've got a competitive race in battleground ohio. virginia results will start to come in about the same time. 53% say governor romney would better handle the economy, 45%, president obama. a better edge for governor rom
are u.s. economic conditions getting better, getting worse, or about the same? 37% say getting better. that's an encouraging number for the president. that number has grown in our preelection polls and in the exit poll, 37% of ohio voters say things are getting better. but a close second, 33% say it's getting worse. you would assume those voters are thinking, time we need a new president. and about 29% say, things are staying about the same. that's more from battleground ohio. one more here,...
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. >> woodruff: as we know, it's not just the presidency that's at stake tonight. 33 u.s. senate seats, a third of the senate is up for grabs as well. 23 of those seats are currently held by democrats, 10 of them by republicans. in orr to take control of the senate, the republicans need a net gain of three or four seats, depending on who wins the presidency. here is what the associated press is project the so far this evening. in the state of delaware, that tom carper has won reelection. >> ifill: and in the state of florida, bill nelson, who actually had been running against connie mack, the son and grandson of the famous connie mack, he has also won reelection, even though connie mack had been making a late surge. >> woodruff: both of those democrats. in the state of maryland, another return this isenat ben cardin, returning for his second term. >> ifill: and in rhode island, sheldon whitehouse, a good friend of the president's, returning to the senate. >> woodruff: here we have a republican in the state of tennessee, bob corker re-elected to a second term. >> ifill: jef
. >> woodruff: as we know, it's not just the presidency that's at stake tonight. 33 u.s. senate seats, a third of the senate is up for grabs as well. 23 of those seats are currently held by democrats, 10 of them by republicans. in orr to take control of the senate, the republicans need a net gain of three or four seats, depending on who wins the presidency. here is what the associated press is project the so far this evening. in the state of delaware, that tom carper has won reelection....
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we are already able to project that michigan, michigan, the home of the u.s. auto industry, will be in the president's column. 16 electoral votes. we know some republicans thought they had a shot there. doesn't look like they had much of a shot. 16 electoral votes going for michigan. new york state, another big prize. we anticipated new york state, always heavily democratic in presidential contests, and the president picks up all 29 electoral votes in new york state and he does in new jersey as well. 14 electoral votes, we project all of them will go for the president of the united states. they had severe weather problems in new jersey and new york. we have made those projections. here's where we stand right now. at obama headquarters, by the way, they're cheering. i think we have live pictures. let's show our viewers what's going on over at obama headquarters as they watch what's going on. i guess they're pretty happy about michigan specifically. no projections right now in arizona, colorado, minnesota, new mexico and wisconsin. we need more information befor
we are already able to project that michigan, michigan, the home of the u.s. auto industry, will be in the president's column. 16 electoral votes. we know some republicans thought they had a shot there. doesn't look like they had much of a shot. 16 electoral votes going for michigan. new york state, another big prize. we anticipated new york state, always heavily democratic in presidential contests, and the president picks up all 29 electoral votes in new york state and he does in new jersey as...
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this is in a u.s. senate race in vermont. bernie sanders the independent who caucuses with the democrats in vermont has been re-elected. before we look at some of the initial results in the senate races a word about our projections. the newshour doesn't call any race. it is our policy to report results as projected by the associated press. we'll also tell you when two television networks have called a winner in a state if the a.p. has not done so. now we'll go to geoffrey brown for more on these and other congressional matters. >> brown: thanks, gwen. i'm with, here with political editor christina bell and tony and stuart rothenberg, editor of the rothenberg political report. so if we start to look at the senate, they were talking about indiana called early for mitt romney on the presidential side. stu, that is not the case in this important senate race. >> we thought it might be when we first looked back months ago. >> brown: you mean months ago. richard murdoch ended up defeating richard lugar long-time senator dick lugar i
this is in a u.s. senate race in vermont. bernie sanders the independent who caucuses with the democrats in vermont has been re-elected. before we look at some of the initial results in the senate races a word about our projections. the newshour doesn't call any race. it is our policy to report results as projected by the associated press. we'll also tell you when two television networks have called a winner in a state if the a.p. has not done so. now we'll go to geoffrey brown for more on...